Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into CHP Car

The California Highway Patrol says the driver of a stolen SUV attempted to run down two of their officers Thursday morning in Sacramento.

The officers spotted the SUV in the parking lot of the of a motel off Madison Avenue at about 10:30 a.m. One officer fired a single shot at the driver who drove away.

The suspect abandoned the SUV two blocks away and was caught in a trailer park a short time later. Neither the suspect nor the officers were injured. The officer who fired the shot is on paid administrative leave.

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